Winston Yergler joined the UIndy men's basketball coaching staff in the summer of 2024.
Yergler spent the 2023-24 season as an assistant on Coach Heady's staff at Marian. While at Marian, Yergler helped lead the team to No. 7 Massey ranking and No. 22 national ranking. Yergler helped secure an at-large bid to the NAIA National Tournament as #10 Seed. Yergler was instrumental in signing the number-one recruiting class in NAIA, landing two Indiana All-Stars and four top-20 Indiana recruits according to Prephoops. Additionally, he worked with Brody Whitaker as he reached 1,000 career points as a Marian Knight.
Yergler mentored three all-conference guards, one all-defensive guard, and one all-freshman forward last winter at Marian, while the team improved their offensive efficiency to sixth in NAIA and top-15 scoring defense. Yergler helped oversee 5 NAIA Scholar Athletes and a team GPA of 3.4.
He previously spent two seasons at IUPUI from 2021-2023. After spending the 2021-22 season as the Assistant Director of Operations, Yergler was promoted to the Director of Basketball Operations in August 2022.
Prior to IUPUI, Yergler spent two seasons at Ball State where he was the Graduate Assistant and Special Assistant to the head coach. During his time at Ball State, Yergler worked closely with All Mid-American (MAC) performers Tayer Parsons and Trey Moses and has worked with nine different players who have amassed 1,000 points in their collegiate careers. Yerlger's responsibilities at Ball State included being the head scouting coordinator, focusing primarily on defensive preparation over the course of the season, while also overseeing 12 undergraduate managers and six managers who worked specifically towards game promotions. Additionally, Yergler coordinated the coaching staff's travel schedules as they watched more than 600 high school and summer games across the country.
Yergler played collegiately for two seasons at Iowa Central Community College before completing his degree at Purdue, where he was a men's basketball manager. He earned his degree in Selling & Sales Management before earning his Master's in Sports Administration from Ball State.
Winston and his wife, Olivia, reside in Fishers.
